and she said.. "how you interpret the dream is probably more important than the dream itself"

Anything to get that last pathetic installment of Blogging 101 off the top of this page so here it goes..

Watched the movie Psychomania the other night and holy horrible crap, batman! Originally saw a poster of this movie down at Marcy's diner where they have a healthy helping of motorcycle paraphanelia and we thought "Hey, nifty looking flick, we should certainly check it out.." I mean, the tag line is:

"Ride with the Living Dead!"

So why not, right? Plus, with masks like those who needs helmets? So we headed down to our local video store (not some craptastic blockbuster, mind you, a store with real selection) Videoport and immediately found this gem on the "really unusual" rack. A quick look at the back cover promised some gruesome fun:

Look out! The Living Dead motorcycle gang is on the rampage, wreaking havoc in their small English town. For gang leader Tom, however, mere earthly violence is not enough: he's obsessed with the occult and is convinced that he can kill himself and then return from the dead--with the help of a frog-worshipping cult and his seance-conducting mother (Beryl Reid). Remarkably, Tom succeeds and soon joins the ranks of the walking--and riding--dead! Now if he can only persuade his girlfriend and the rest of his gang to join him, but Mother and her diabolical butler Shadwell (George Sanders) may have other plans for the Living Dead, who are dangerously trespassing on uncharted spiritual grounds. "Psychomania" is a pre-punk, British horror cult classic featuring trashy violence, suburban witchcraft and some amazing motorcycle stunt sequences. Come and ride with The Living Dead--if you dare!

Which is all great and dandy so we, of course, rented the movie. The only problem is that when they said "amazing motorcycle stunt sequences" they really meant "horrible horrible stunt sequences".. and their idea of "wreaking havoc" is riding around in circles knocking shopping bags out of pedestrians hands..

The only thing even slightly redeeming about this flick is that I later read that George Sanders, one of its stars, committed suicide shortly after making it.. maybe he, too, was convinced that he could kill himself and return from the dead.. but I imagine his mum is still waiting for a postcard.